From Freeman Hunt:
You want a big tent? It’s fiscal conservatism. The people are overwhelmingly in favor of it.
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Embrace fiscal conservatism. Leave the rest to federalism.
It’s easy. It’s a no-brainer. It’s even Constitutional. People are sick of the spending, sick of the debt, sick of the bailouts, sick of the handouts, sick of the back room deals, sick of the taxpayer funded bribes, sick of the bureaucrats. They want unyielding, unapologetic fiscal conservatism.
That’s what I’ve been saying all along! If the tea parties want to remain a relevant, powerful political force, we need to make sure we don’t create a platform that tries to encompass ever political or cultural belief. If we focus our energies on a value as widely held as fiscal responsibility, we’ll have the willing ear and passionate support of the vast majority of the country. Leave all the rest of it (good, bad, or otherwise) for another movement to champion.
